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Day Four: Tortola
Day Four: Tortola

Today was day four of our cruise and the ship pulled into Tortola just as we woke up.  We had an early excursion for this port, so we had ordered room service for breakfast.  Normally we forget to use room service, but we had discussed it a bit the night before our arrival in Tortola.  We took our breakfast out onto the veranda to enjoy it and look at the harbor. read more

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Another fun day at sea was on the horizon, except I was super tired.  I had taken some Dramamine the night before because I was feeling under the weather.  Well, probably because of the Mixology class and not really anything else.  Dramamine makes me really, really sleepy for a long period of time.  I spent a good part of the morning sleeping in various location around the ship.  I slept some up in Satellite Falls and some near the adult pool area.  The weather was a bit overcast and it was chilly to be up on deck with the wind blowing.  After lunch time, I started to get my second wind.  I felt like I pretty much wasted the first part of this day, which was a shame.  After seven cruises, I’ve pretty much come to the conclusion that I should never take Dramamine, even if I do feel seasick. read more

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Flight Cost, Travel Cost

Transportation is one of the first things you will want to plan when you’ve settled on Orlando as a destination.  There are two things to think about with regards to transportation: getting to Orlando from your home or original destination, and traveling around Orlando once you have arrived. read more

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Day 1: Sail Away
Day 1: Sail Away

After getting on board, we immediately headed up to the pool deck so the girls could ride the AquaDuck.  They had worn their swim suits under their clothes, so they were ready to go.  They jumped right on and didn’t have to wait at all.  The AquaDuck actually loads in the rear funnel of the ship in a small one or two person raft and then takes you over the side and around the top deck.  The girls really enjoy riding it.  There is another slide as well on the ship that kids can use. read more

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Headed from Reagan National to Orlando
Headed from Reagan National to Orlando

January 13, 2017 finally arrived and it was time to head off for our Star Wars Cruise!  Our plan was to pick the kids up from school, let them get changed, then head off to the airport.  Once we had the house squared away, a friend drove us from our house to Reagan National Airport.  We arrived at the airport really early (as we always do), around 5 PM.  We dropped our bags off with American Airlines and headed through security.  Our experience with TSA Security is usually fantastic thanks to having TSA PreCheck!  Everyone has TSA PreCheck in our family except our youngest daughter (who now has Global Entry).   read more

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Our 7 Night Eastern Caribbean Star Wars Day At Sea cruise on the Disney Fantasy didn’t start out as one of our normal cruises.  As we discussed in our post about planning an off season cruise, we had originally planned to book our standard spring break cruise for 2017, but finances got in the way.  We instead picked a different destination for spring break, and in October 2015 we booked what we thought would be a standard 7 night Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Fantasy.  In January 2016, Disney announced new Star Wars Day At Sea cruises for 7 night sailings on the Disney Fantasy — and in March 2016, we received notification that our cruise had been switched to the Star Wars theme.  Interestingly, the price of the cruise almost immediately went up by 50%.  We weren’t upset that it got changed, but I probably never would have booked it for that price, even with the Star Wars addition. read more

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Magic Dance Floor
Magic Dance Floor

The Oceaneer Club is Disney Cruise Line’s club for kids ages 3 to 10. We didn’t start cruising until our older daughter was 11, so she didn’t spend much time in the club.  Our youngest daughter, however, loved the clubs and had to be dragged out of them a few times.  read more

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Tote for Silver Castaway Club Members

The Castaway Club is Disney Cruise Line’s loyalty program.  You are automatically enrolled in the program once you have taken one Disney cruise.  There are three different levels in the Club, each with a set of perks and bonuses.  Disney has recently made changes to the program, which I have detailed below in bold. read more

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